menopause and brain tumors

... These tumors show a higher cellular density and a notable presence of atypia and mitotic cells. Grade IV tumors are the most malignant and also the most frequent gliomas and include glioblastoma and ... in Adult and Pediatric Brain Tumors 533 Kristiina Nordfors, Joonas Haapasalo, Hannu Haapasalo and Seppo Parkkila Chapter 20 New Molecular Targets and Treatments for Pediatric Brain Tumors 555 Claudia ... Biology of Brain Tumors and the Therapeutic Implications14 [14] Novak U, Kaye AH. Extracellular matrix and the brain: components and function. J Clin Neurosci 2000; 7:280–290 [15] Paulus W. Brain...

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... with two-step and one-step optimization: a strategy for improving therapeutic gain and reducing the integral dose. Phys Med Biol. 2009; 54: 7183-98. 13. Saminathan S, Manickam R, Chandraraj V, ... IMRT step -and- shoot (SS) or dynamic IMRT (sliding window) [12]. In the IMRT step -and- shoot (SS) technique, the shape of the leaves stays constant while the radiation beam is on and changes ... measured, the fractional dose for each plan, and the fractional measured dose by 2D-ARRAY. Table 1 also shows the percentage dose different between the TPS and the VeriSoft software measured dose...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 10:51

... afebrile, was extubated, and the brain and liver lesions improved radiologically (Fig- ure 1b and 1d). He returned to Saint Kitts where he remained clinically stable and completed six weeks ... and brain abscess in a Saint Kitt’s man Melissa S. Doud 1 , Reni Grimes-Zeppegno 4 , Enrique Molina 4 , Nancimae Miller 4 , Danajeyan Balachandar 3 , Lisa Schneper 2 , Robert Poppiti 4 , and ... minute), intubated, and unresponsive. Physical ex- amination revealed diffuse rhonchi bilaterally and right upper quadrant tenderness. Endopthalmitis was specifically sought and was not present...

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Ngày tải lên: 14/09/2013, 19:58

... correlates of age with cognition and brain measures, followed by other variables of interest with cognition and brain measures and finally the association between brain measures and performance in 6 cognitive ... higher brain reserve’ and may remain cognitively intact despite harboring greater brain atrophy (Coffey et al., 1999; Fotenos et al., 2008). The dissociation between overall brain volume and the ... cognition (Nisbett and Miyamoto, 2005; Park and Gutchess, 2002) and modulate task-related brain activation (Goh et al., 2007). Comparing rates of change of brain volume across aging studies requires...

Ngày tải lên: 14/02/2014, 06:20

... fluid that flows in and around the hollow spaces of the brain and spinal cord, and between two of the meninges (the thin layers of tissue that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord). Cerebrospinal ... for walking and standing, and other complex actions. ã Brain stem: The brain stem connects the brain with the spinal cord. It controls breathing, body temperature, blood pressure, and other basic ... taste, and smell), memory, emotions, and personality. A network of nerves carries messages back and forth between the brain and the rest of the body. Some nerves go directly from the brain to...

Ngày tải lên: 14/02/2014, 21:20

... no added fat, sugar, and salt, and have vegetables and fruits more often than juice. The vegetables and fruits are grouped in 2 lists, 1 of dark green and orange choices and the other of additional ... dryness increased progressively as women approached and passed through menopause: from 3% in premenopause to 25% by 1 year and 47% by 3 years after menopause. Women who smoke have higher rates of ... between natural menopause and initiation of HT in the WHI RCT and observational trials. Their results suggest that a longer gap might have conferred some protection and that women initiating HT at menopause...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 16:20

... parotid gland, the largest of the salivary glands, which make saliva and release it into the mouth. There are two parotid glands, one in front of and just below each ear. Most salivary gland tumours ... Epidemiology of brain tumours. 4 A type of slow-growing tumour that forms in the meninges (thin layers of tissue that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord). Most meningiomas are benign and usually ... Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden and the UK. 3 A cancer of the brain that begins in glial cells (cells that surround and support nerve...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 02:21

... miR-128a and miR-128b are highly and specifically expressed in all brain regions, except for the pituitary gland, which shows abundant expression of miR-7, miR-375 and clusters of miR-141 and miR-200a ... suppression and mRNA degradation. For simplicity, not all cellular factors involved in miRNA processing are shown. N. N. Baroukh and E. Van Obberghen Function of miR-375 and 124a in pancreas and brain FEBS ... Baroukh and E. Van Obberghen Function of miR-375 and 124a in pancreas and brain FEBS Journal 276 (2009) 65096521 Journal compilation ê 2009 FEBS. No claim to original French government works 6521 and...

Ngày tải lên: 29/03/2014, 22:21

... Pathol 33:642-645, 2002). METASTATIC BRAIN TUMORS 601 CHAPTER 28 Metastatic brain tumors Lisa M. DeAngelis, MD, Jay S. Loeffler, MD, and Adam N. Mamelak, MD Brain metastases occur in ~15% of cancer ... cancer, and the incidence may be rising with better control of systemic disease. Lung and breast cancers are the most common solid tumors that metastasize to the CNS. Melanoma and testicular and ... presume that all brain metastases are multiple, in fact, half are single and many are potentially amenable to focal therapies. Signs and symptoms Lateralizing signs and symptoms of brain metastasis...

Ngày tải lên: 10/04/2014, 11:10

... of interneurons and a greater loss of asparate and glycine, compared with other amino acids and so links 26 NEUROTRANSMITTERS, DRUGS AND BRAIN FUNCTION NEUROTRANSMITTER SYSTEMS AND FUNCTION: OVERVIEW ... Pickel, Nirenberg and Milner 1996, and Chapter 6). For further details on the concept of synaptic transmission and the morphology of synapses see Shepherd and Erulkar (1997) and Peters and Palay (1996) ... (20%) in the brain than in other organs because of the tight packing of neurons and glia. In fact the whole brain is really suspended in fluid within its bony casing. The brain and spinal cord...

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